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by him. The object that awakens fear in him is 

 considered by him to be the cause of the punish- 

 ments Avhich are inflicted upon him in face of that 

 object. In instructing horses careful attention must 

 be paid to the fact that they always regard as the 

 cause of a thing, another thing associated, no matter 

 how, although it may not be the true cause. 



How Tie rememhers. 



We need many repetitions in order to remember 

 the associations we have experienced because we 

 are occupied and distracted by many ideas. The 

 mental world of the horse is limited to the ideas 

 of his surroundings, of what he sees and hears, of 

 what is taught him, of what he has acquired the 

 habit of doing, to the ideas which are suggested to 

 him by the necessity of satisfying his material 

 wants, his instincts, and to the place in which he 

 is living. 



Generally the horse is attentive to and observes 

 all the objects which surround him and all that 



